EVERGREEN TREES AND SHRUBS. Ill 



for rockwork. The Dwarf Juniper (var. aljjina nana) is 

 a sort that does not grow over a foot high, and spread- 

 ing. The American Pyramidal Juniper (var. a^pina pijra- 

 midalis) is a distinct form of the common species of up- 

 right hahit. Polish Juniper (var. Cracorica), a robust, 

 erect grower, with yellowish-green foliage. The Irish 

 Juniper (var. Hibernica), a compact, free-growing variety 

 of great popularity; the growth is upright and formal, 

 producing a fine columnar effect, E. Robust Irish Juniper 

 (var. Hihernica ivbusta) is more vigorous, but less dense 

 than the Irish. Swedish Juniper (var. Suecica), of pyra- 

 midial form with yellowish-green foliage. 



The Sayix Juniper (/. Salina) is another well-known 

 low-growing species, with wide-spreading, sombre, thick- 

 Iv clothed branches; thrives in the poorest soil; admirable 

 for hillsides and rockwork, and also bears the shears 

 well, H. The Tamarisk-leaved Savin (var. tamariscifolia) 

 is a distinct and handsome variety of the last, //. The 

 Cypress-leaved Savin (var. cupressifoUa) is another va- 

 riety with light-green, and sometimes silver3^-glaucous 

 leaves. The Variegated-leaved Savin {ysuwariegafa) shows 

 some distinct white and pale-yellow markings on the 

 leaves ; less vigorous than the species. Yar. alpina is a 

 low trailer in habit and quite distinct. 



The Red Cedar (/. Virginiana), with its varieties, 

 are Junipers of great hardiness and indispensable in all 

 good collections of considerable extent; the parent form 

 is a well-known native, with bright-green, compact foli- 

 age, C-D. 



Silvery, or Gray-leaved Red Cej)AR {var. glaiica), 

 is a handsome, free-growing variety, with silvery foliage, 

 that contrasts well with other evergreens, K AVeeping 

 Red Cedar (var. pendula) is a variety with a weeping 

 tendency; the young shoots being long and slender, and 

 reaching to the ground. There are two Variegated Red 



